Scorecard

Highlighted Reviews

"Starting early in the 20th century, the Sweatman name has been synonymous with great barbecue in South Carolina. It used to be that the menfolk of the family hosted weekend pig-pickin’s for relatives and friends, but some time in the 1970s, the informal ritual became ..."
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"Do you like bacon? If so, you will love Sweatman’s pig skins. There isn’t a more luxurious food on earth."
Michael Stern

"Dessert is no big deal at Bub Sweatman’s. But we never can resist a serving of banana pudding."
Michael Stern

"Can you spot what’s missing in this picture? The answer is ribs, which required a second run through the line once some of the plate was cleared. What’s here, going clockwise from the upper left, is hash on rice, white meat topped with mustard sauce, dark meat with no sauce, a handful of pig skin, and cole slaw. Those are sweet pickles in the middle; and white bread also is available – good for mopping up juice and sauce."
Michael Stern

"Bub Sweatman’s is out a country road pretty far from any town. Barbecue lovers from miles around come to the sign of the pig and the waving stars-and-stripes for a weekend pig-pickin – a ritual as American as hot dogs and apple pie."
Michael Stern

"These suspender-wearing gents have just parked their car out front and are passing under the live oak tree that shades Bub’s front porch."
Michael Stern

"Thrilling as the barbecue may be, it is so intense that it induces a meditative hush in the dining room. Note the old wood-slat farmhouse walls."
Michael Stern

"Like so many of the South’s significant pork parlors, Bub Sweatman’s has a good supply of images of pigs. This table of figurines adjoins the cash register where you pay before making your way through the buffet line."
Michael Stern